AMEA Power has completed commissioning of the first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Egypt, ahead of the start of commercial operations.

June 2025 saw a total of 7.96GW/22.17GWh of grid-scale BESS enter commercial operations across 109 projects, with over half of that being in China, while the overall first half of the year saw substantial growth.

Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy have reached commercial close on the 612MWh Red Sands BESS in South Africa.

The financial close of two significant large-scale projects in Egypt could mark progress for the country’s nascent energy storage sector.

The question of where the cells in a BESS are from ties in to safety, performance, design and, increasingly, potential tariffs.

Inverter and BESS firm Sungrow has launched its latest grid-scale energy storage product offering beyond the 20-foot form factor, following in the footsteps of other providers.

China continues to dominate BESS deployments globally with 4.3GW/11.2GWh of deployments in May, including a 1GWh flow battery system.

South Africa’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy has defended the integrity of its recent battery storage tender from accusations raised by the country’s main opposition party.

The government of South Africa has revealed the preferred bidders in the third window of its Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP), with IPPs Mulilo and Scatec winning the projects.

Sungrow and Globeleq are negotiating a deal to supply equipment for a 612MWh government tender-winning battery storage project in South Africa.